The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-07
Personal and Society.

Mrs. Fl. A. Edison is quite i'll at her home on
North Pennsylvania street
Mr. George W. West is convalescent of q
severe illness of typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Morris. of Keokuk Ia,
have returned TO this city for permanent resi-
dence.
Mrs Benjamin D. Walcott has issued invita-
tions for reception on Friday afternoon from 3
to o'clock.
Mrs f. t. Gilliand has returned to her home
in New York, after spending several weeks here
with her mother.
Miss Carolyn Cooper will leave. to-day, for
Minneapolis to spend six or eight weeks with
her friend. Miss McNair.
Miss Virginia Cooper will go to New York
to spend the winter, and while there will
pursue her studies IN art
Mrs L. w. Dana. who has been a guest of
friends in this city for several months, will
leave for her home in Michigan the first of next
week.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. b. Jameson have gone to
housekeeping at No. 308 North Delaware street.
in the house formerly owned by Mr.. Chauncey
Turner.
Mrs. William Wallace will leave next week
for Texas, to be gone about six months. Mrs.
Emma < Morris will occupy Mrs. Wallace's
nome, on Home avenue. during her absence.
The December missionary tea win be given
this afternoon by the ladies of Memorial Church.
The invitations to have been sent were lost
from carriage too late to be replaced, and it is
desired that all who have ever been invited to
these enjoyable gatherings will accept this pub
lie in vitation, and be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. L. Bradbury, Mr. and Mrs
T. W. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Hill, the gentle
men all connected with the L.. E. & W. rail-
road, have become residents of this city, and
at the Bates House, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Thomas have taken the house at the corner of
Home avenue and Pennsylvania street.
The Fortnightly Literary Club was enter
tanned yesterday afternoon by Mrs. c. E. Hen
derson at her home North Pennsylvania
street Mrs. J. W. Hess read a paper the
Drama of France in the Eighteenth Century"
and Mrs. Dennys paper WAS on Fiction in
France" Both were interesting, and the dis
cussion and conversation which followed was
general.
The executive committee having in charge the
affairs of the ball be given by the Womans
Relief Corps of George A. Thomas Post has
made arrangements for issuing several thousand
invitation cards. These cards are to be sent to
persons named by comrades of the various posts
and the ladies of the Relief Corps. It is request
ed that the invitation lists be sent in at once to
General Foster, chairman of the invitation COM
mittee
The ladies of Memorial Presbyterian Church
will hold ''bell fair" the afternoon and evening
of Dec. Is and A. at the church. A half hour
each afternoon will be spent with the fairies
for the children, beginning at o'clock Tues
day evening there will be a tambourno drill by
the young ladies of Central-avenue Church. and
the Lone Fisherman drill by the /. l.. L
Wednesday evening the features will be a tam
BOURNE drill and recitations by Miss Emily
Bingham. Supper will be served from $50
to 7:30.
Henry Mankedick. who died on Monday even
ing. of the best-known German citizens
of the city. He came to this country in 1884,
and settled in Pittsburg where he married in
l847 In 1853 he came to INDIANAPOLIS and has
lived here continuously since. He was a men,
Der of the Agricultural and horticultural socie-
ties, was vice president of the German Orphans
Home from its organization to his death, was
for many wears in the hardware business, and
was member OF . number of secret orders. Or